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r/UFOs↗

The UFO reddit

A community for discussion related to Unidentified Flying Objects. Share your sightings, experiences, news, and investigations. We aim to elevate good research while maintaining healthy skepticism.

4.2M subscribers1,175 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)767 authors / mosince 2008

r/UFOs has 4.2M members (+5.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,175 posts a month from 767 people. Top topics: UFO SIGHTINGS, UFO Footage and UFO Disclosure & Aliens.

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Size and growth

How r/UFOs has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+5.6%in 12 months · +1.5% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20264.2M
Growing4.2M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/UFOs

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−60%vs Sep 2025 · −50% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.2k
QuieterPeaked at 21k in Dec 2024
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/UFOs

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. UFO SIGHTINGS1.8%
  2. UFO Footage1.6%
  3. UFO Disclosure & Aliens1.6%
  4. UFO Disclosure Theory1.5%
  5. UFO Sighting & Encounter Stories1.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Medium
  2. Substack
  3. RocketLaunch.Live
  4. ADS-B Exchange
  5. Metabunk

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research